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Manpower in Geography: an Updated Report, Publication No. 11, Revision of Publication No DOCUMENT RESUME ED 109 010 SO 008 433 AUTHOR Hart, John Fraser TITLE Manpower in Geography: An Updated Report, Publication No. 11, Revision of Publication No. 3. INSTITUTION Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C. Commission on College Geography. SPONS AGENCY National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 72 NOTE, 47p.; For related document, see SO 008 431 EDRS PRICE MF-$0.76 HC-$1.95 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS ' . Doctoral Programs; *Educational Demand; *Eddcational Supply; *Educational Trends; Emp ment Opportunities; Enrollment Influence *Geography; *Geography Instruction; Graduate Stud Higher Education; National Surveys; Productivity; Trend Analysis; Undergraduate Study ABSTRACT This/report supplements a 1966,report measuring trends in the production of geography graduates (see related document -SO 008 431). The statistical information in this report was collected from published sources and a questionnaire sent to geography department chairmen in 1971. The results of the questionnaire 'indicate a surplus of Ph.D. graduates in geography for the number of jobs available in the field. The number of degrees in geography at Sthe doctoral, master's, and baccalaureate levels is expected to double in the 1970s. College teaching remains the preemptive career choice of geographers, yet the surplus will encourage university administrators to hold down salaries, increase teaching loads, and defer tenure. Geographers formerly dependent upon college teaching jobs must develop alternative career opportunities. The ten largest geography departments granted over 50 percent of all doctoral degrees. The center of graduate activity is shifting to universities on the west coast. Urban geography, cultural geography, and economic geography are the most popular/topical specialities of contemporary graduate students. (Author/DE); 4;********************************************************************** Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * * of the microfiche and ..rdcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original document. Reproductions * supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original. *********************************************************************** 1,7 US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION I WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION HIS 00CUMEtiT HAS BEEN REPRO DuCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED I ROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN AT 'NG IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION P05ION OR POLICY COMMISSION ON COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY PUBLICATION No. II Nyil /Toni 5 5 PI 04,, IN ,TF. ILL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS Washington. D. C. 20009 Supported by a grant from the ,Vatuntal Science Foundation 00002 -4 I f t 1 I 1 41 COMMISSION ON COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY PUBLICATIONS For information write to John F. Lounsbury, Director Commission o,n College Geography Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona 85281 General Series '9.Geography in Undergraduate Liberal Education, C.F. White, C.D. Harris, A.H. ,..Robinson, M.G. Wolman, A.C. Gerlach, 1965 2. A Basic Geographical LibraryA Selected and Annotated Book List for Ameri- can Colleges, M. Church, R.E. Huke, W. Zelinsky, 1966 3. Geographic ManpowerA Report on Manpower in American Geography, J.F. Hart, 1966 4. New Approaches in Introductory College Geography Couises, R.B. Mc Nee, A.E. Larimore, K.W. Rumage, L.P. Cummings, W.C. Calef, 1967 5. Introductory GeographyViewpoints and Themes, M.G. Marcus, D.B. Carter, R.Kate's-, R.B. Mc Nee, R.S. Thoman, E.J.; Taaffe, C.F. Kohn, H.H. Aschmann, W. Zelinsky, D.E. Meinig, N.S. Ginsburg, 1967 6. Undergraduate Major Programs in American Geography, J.F. Hart, R.E. Hulce, T.G. Gault, S.H. Ross, F.H. Thomas, J.W. Webb, 1968 7. A Survey CourseThe Energy and Mass Budget at tide Surface of the Earth, D.H. Miller,' 1968 8. A Systems Analytic Approach to Economic Geography, R. McDaniel, M.E. Eliot Hurst, 1968 9. A Geographical Bibliography for American College Libraries, a revision of No. 2 by G.R.. Lewthwaite, E.T. Price, Jr., H.A. Winters, 1970 10. Geography in the Two-Year Colleges, Panel on Geography in the TwoYear Colleges: J.M. Anderson, R.D. Dastyck, L.L. Hodgman, R.E. Lonsdale, C.S. Murton, Jr., S.H. Ross, K.W., Rumage, T.P. Templeton, 1970 11., Manpower in GeographyAn Updated Report, revision of No, 3, J.F, Hart, 1972 Out of print Continued on inside back cover 00003 MANPOWER IN GEOGRAPHY An Updated Report 4 JOHN FRASER HART University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Copyright 1972 by the , ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS Commission on College Geography 1710 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009 PUBLICATION No, 11 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 66-30774 Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation at ft Olt00004 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS COMMISSION ON COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY MembershipAugust 1972 Dr. Harold A. Winters, Commission Chairman, Michigan State University Dr. John S. Adams, University of Minnesota Dr. Ian Burton, University of Toronto Mr. Richard D. Dastyck, Fullerton Junior College Dr. Paul W. English, University of Texas Dr. Gordon J. Fielding, University of California, Irvine Dr. J. Thomas Hastings (Education), University of Illinois Dr. Leslie J. King, McMaster University Dr. Richard E'. Lonsdale, University of Nebraska Dr. Ian R. Manners, Columbia University Dr. Marvin W. Mikesell, University of Chicago Dr. Harold M. Rose, University of WisconsinMilwaukee Ex-Officio Members: President, Wilbur Zelinsky; Vice President, Julian Wolpert; Secretary, Harm J. deBlij; Treasurer, Donald A. Wise; Executive Director, J. Warren Nystrom Dr. John F. Lounsbury, Project Director, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281 Dr. Salvatore J. Natoli, Associate Director. Association of American Geographers j, ;'IC iiii 1 00005 TABLE OF CONTENTS Highlights . Introduction 1 Sources of Information_ 1 Trends and Projections 5 The Surplus of Ph.D.'s 8 Doctoral Departments 15 Masters Degrees 21 Career Preferences of Graduate Students 24 Teaching Jobs 26 Baccalaureates 30 Where Are The Women? 33 Appendices 35,36 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1. Baccalaureate Degrees, 1950-51 through 1969-70 6 2. Masters Degrees, 1950-51 through 1969.70 7 3, Doctorates, 1950-51 through 1969-70 8 4. The Ph.D. Surplus in Geography 10 5. Doctoral Degrees in Geography, 1965-1970,, by Institution,..., .. , 17 6. Doctorates Listed in 1970 AAG Directory, by Institution.... ... , . 20 7,. Masters Degrees in Geography, 1965-1970, by Institution 23 8. Baccalaureate Degrees in Geography, 1965-1970, by Institution 32 0 P',. ¶t On149°°°6 UST OF TABLES Table Page 1. Doctorates Granted in 1969.70 4 2. Geography Degrees Awarded, 1950-51 to 1969-70, and Projected to 1980.81 , 9 3. Estimated Needs for Geography Teachers and Production of Doctorates in Geography, 1960-80 11 4. Percentage of Respondents Who Answered "NO" to Three Questions Related to the Surplus of Doctorates - - 13 5. Geography Degrees Conferred by Doctorate-GrantingInstitutions between 1 July 1965 and 30 June 1970 16 6. Crude Degree Imbalance Index, 1965-70 18 7. Doctorates Listed in the 1970 AAG Directory, by Granting Institution, Date Granted, and Median Age of Recipients 19 8. Doctorates Listed in the 1970 AAG Directory, by Date of Birth 21 9. Geography Departments Which Granted At Least 25 Masters Degrees, Or At Least 5 to Women, 1965-1970 , , 22 10. First Career Choice of Graduate Students in Residence, Spring 1971, by Degree Anticipated. ..,,,..... ,....,. ., , ..... ,. ... ... ., ., ,. 25 11. First Teaching Preference of Doctoral Students in Residence, 1971 ., , . 26 12. First and Second Choices of Topical Specialties by Graduate Students in Residence, 1971 - , 27 13. First Choice of Regional Specialty, by Gr iduate Students, 1971 27 14. Teaching Specialties of New Geography Department Faculty Members, Fall 1971, by Type of Department ' 28 15, Teaching Specialties Desired When Appointing New Geography Faculty Members, Fall 1972, by Type of Department 29 16. Geography Departments Which Granted More Than One Hundred Bac- calaureate Degrees, 1965.70 , 31 17. Percentage of June and August 1971 Baccalaureate Recipients Who Plan Careers Specified, by Size of Department - 33 18. Departments Which Granted Women At Least Twenty-One Percent and At Least Ten of their Baccalaureate Degrees, 1965-1970 34 ii 41tootrr . FOREWORD 1 I 'must begin with an apology: this report should have been prepared at least a year ago, but the time I needed for it was preempted by other activities, and I am distressed and apologetic that they have so long delayed its appearance. It would not have been completed even now without/the help and encouragement of many people, and I am deeply grateful to all of them: to John Lounsbury, Director of the Commission on College Geography, who encouraged me to prepare it and waited patiently while I did so; to Steve Pontius, who devoted an enormous amount of time to tabulating the graduate student questionnaires; to Dick Skaggs, who came to my rescue every time the computer started doing strange thingi, and was always ready to react to my ideas and to pour cold water on the really weird ones; to Pat Burwell, who drew the maps and graphs with her customary celerity and flair; to Arlette Lindbergh,who typed the text faster than I had any right to expect it; to Jackie Schroeder, who typed most of the tables; to Doug Caruso, who mailed the ques- tionnaires; and to pirate Freeman's felicitous phrase, "wives of some authors are hot candidates for a stained'glass window." The report would have been impossible, of courses without the cooperation of chairmen, graduate students, and those much maligned and grossly overworked ladies, the departmental secretaries, who completed and returned the question- naires; I am especially apologetic to them for my unconscionable delay in produc- ing the results.
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